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DAIO vs. KEQU, NAUT, INTT, ODYS, OPXS, AKYA, OMIC, OPTX, AATC, and CLIR

Should you be buying Data I/O stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Data I/O include Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU), Nautilus Biotechnology (NAUT), inTEST (INTT), Odysight.ai (ODYS), Optex Systems (OPXS), Akoya Biosciences (AKYA), Singular Genomics Systems (OMIC), Syntec Optics (OPTX), Autoscope Technologies (AATC), and ClearSign Technologies (CLIR). These companies are all part of the "measuring and control equipment" industry.

Data I/O vs. Its Competitors

Kewaunee Scientific (NASDAQ:KEQU) and Data I/O (NASDAQ:DAIO) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings.

In the previous week, Kewaunee Scientific had 1 more articles in the media than Data I/O. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Kewaunee Scientific and 1 mentions for Data I/O. Data I/O's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Kewaunee Scientific's score of 0.89 indicating that Data I/O is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Kewaunee Scientific
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Data I/O
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Kewaunee Scientific has higher revenue and earnings than Data I/O. Data I/O is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kewaunee Scientific, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kewaunee Scientific$240.47M0.70$11.40M$5.919.97
Data I/O$21.77M1.35-$3.09M-$0.29-10.95

Kewaunee Scientific has a net margin of 4.74% compared to Data I/O's net margin of -12.21%. Kewaunee Scientific's return on equity of 26.69% beat Data I/O's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kewaunee Scientific4.74% 26.69% 10.56%
Data I/O -12.21%-14.56%-10.84%

Kewaunee Scientific has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Data I/O has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Data I/O has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.98%. Given Data I/O's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Data I/O is more favorable than Kewaunee Scientific.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kewaunee Scientific
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Data I/O
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

32.7% of Kewaunee Scientific shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.0% of Data I/O shares are held by institutional investors. 14.2% of Kewaunee Scientific shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Data I/O shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Kewaunee Scientific beats Data I/O on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DAIO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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DAIO vs. The Competition

MetricData I/OELEC IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$29.34M$5.04B$27.56B$9.01B
Dividend YieldN/A2.96%3.15%4.11%
P/E Ratio-10.9531.6036.2820.06
Price / Sales1.352.232,001.61108.02
Price / CashN/A22.1837.6556.90
Price / Book1.662.257.255.67
Net Income-$3.09M$171.53M$762.23M$248.47M
7 Day Performance4.44%-0.59%2.71%2.90%
1 Month Performance15.45%5.91%6.67%5.75%
1 Year Performance13.39%-1.14%52,251.43%21.36%

Data I/O Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DAIO
Data I/O
2.6053 of 5 stars
$3.18
+5.5%
$4.00
+26.0%
+9.1%$29.34M$21.77M-10.95100News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Up
KEQU
Kewaunee Scientific
2.4114 of 5 stars
$36.91
+0.6%
N/A+26.5%$104.73M$203.76M6.251,006
NAUT
Nautilus Biotechnology
2.4465 of 5 stars
$0.70
-2.7%
$2.13
+205.7%
-65.5%$90.16MN/A-1.29130News Coverage
High Trading Volume
INTT
inTEST
3.5466 of 5 stars
$6.92
+0.4%
$12.00
+73.4%
-31.4%$86.47M$127.50M30.09320
ODYS
Odysight.ai
1.8372 of 5 stars
$4.82
-1.8%
$10.00
+107.5%
N/A$80.11M$3.96M-4.7340Gap Down
OPXS
Optex Systems
2.1462 of 5 stars
$10.50
-2.1%
N/A+64.5%$74.11M$33.99M14.7980Insider Trade
High Trading Volume
AKYA
Akoya Biosciences
2.0247 of 5 stars
$1.29
+2.4%
$2.51
+94.3%
-38.1%$62.94M$81.67M-1.3390
OMIC
Singular Genomics Systems
0.3605 of 5 stars
$20.01
flat
$6.50
-67.5%
N/A$50.83M$2.91M-0.57220
OPTX
Syntec Optics
N/A$1.33
+4.7%
N/A-44.4%$46.59M$29.44M0.003
AATC
Autoscope Technologies
N/A$7.25
-3.1%
N/A+17.4%$39.77M$12.89M8.2440
CLIR
ClearSign Technologies
2.3217 of 5 stars
$0.58
-7.0%
$2.00
+246.7%
-38.3%$32.52M$3.60M-4.8110

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This page (NASDAQ:DAIO) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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